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Research and Innovation Research and Innovation
SME support under
HORIZON 2020
Jean-David MALO
Slides courtesily provided by
Unit "Small and Medium-Sized Entreprises"
DG Research and Innovation
Head of Unit C-03
Financial Engineering
DG Research and Innovation
Policy Research and Innovation
The Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020: Commission’s proposals 29 June 2011
• 1. Smart & inclusive growth (€491bn)
• 2. Sustainable growth, natural resources (€383bn)
• 3. Security and citizenship (€18.5bn)
• 4. Global Europe (€70bn)
• 5. Administration (€62.6bn)
Total: € 1,025bn
Education, Youth, Sport
Connecting Europe Cohesion Competitive
Business SMEs
Horizon 2020
Key challenge: stabilise the financial and economic system while taking measures to create economic opportunities
Policy Research and Innovation
SME, entrepreneurs, innovation
at the core of EU2020 strategy
COSME
Regional funds
HORIZON 2020
Policy Research and Innovation
Horizon 2020
Industrial Leadership
Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (LEITs)
Access to risk finance
Innovation in SMEs
17938 M€*
Excellent Science
European Research Council (ERC) Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Marie Curie Actions Research infrastructure
24598 M€*
Societal Challenges
Health, demographic change and well-being
Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research, and the bio-economy
Secure, clean and efficient energy Smart, green and integrated transport Climate action, resource efficiency
and raw materials Inclusive, innovative and secure
societies EIT 31748 M€*
*in constant prices
Policy Research and Innovation
Activities for SMEs • All forms of R&D and all forms of innovation, towards
exploitation and commercialisation
• SME participation in collaborative R&D or innovation projects (all three priorities)
• SME instrument (budget from all societal challenges as well as from the LEITs)
• Innovation in start-ups, spin-offs and young companies (Eurostars and other measures)
• Access to risk finance (debt and equity facility)
• Exchange and mobility of researchers involving SMEs (Marie Curie actions)
• Links for access to procurements…
Horizon 2020
Research and Innovation
The Analysis
Policy Research and Innovation
Outcome of impact assessments
• Less than 50% of industrial partners use the publicly funded applied research projects strategically
• Only about 22% of SMEs participating in EU research programs are strategic innovators
• Most academics engage with industry to further their research rather than to commercialise their knowledge
• Results are not exploited because projects were not designed for exploitation
• There is a strong relationship between internationalisation and innovation, but SMEs are not aware of internationalisation support programmes.
• The information environment of (European) R&D programmes is unattractive and repelling to SMEs
Policy Research and Innovation
Known pitfalls
• In case of interesting research results SMEs cannot benefit from
them due to missing IPR strategy in the beginning of the project
• Projects are "front-loaded" (=R&D centred), insufficient resources
planned for exploitation phase
• SMEs are not encouraged to take the project leadership, but
public (R&D) organisations lack the entrepreneurial expertise
Research and Innovation
The Concept
Policy Research and Innovation
from
SCIENCE with SMEs
towards
SMEs with SCIENCE
“SMEs in the driver seat”
TARGET SHIFT
Policy Research and Innovation
from
TECHNOLOGY segmentation
towards
CHALLENGE oriented
segmentation “Market driven, bottom-up”
SCOPE SHIFT
Policy Research and Innovation
from
Specialised programme structures
towards
INTEGRATIVE architecture “Synergies of support measures”
SYSTEM SHIFT
Policy Research and Innovation
Strategic positioning
R&D driven
projects
Market opportunity
driven projects
Horizon 2020 SME instrument Target: Business
innovation motivated SMEs
Eurostars Target: R&D
intensive SME
Horizon 2020 Collaborative
Research Target: R&D
topics
Horizon 2020
Research and Innovation
The Design
Policy Research and Innovation
?
IDEA continued support throughout the project MARKET
Concept & Feasibility
Assessment
Demonstration Market Replication
R&D
Commercialisation
Idea to concept, risk assessment, technological &
commercial feasibility
Demonstration, prototyping, testing ,
market replication, scaling up, miniaturisation,
research
Quality label for successful projects,
access to risk finance, indirect
support
SME window EU financial facilities
Pre-commercial procurement
SME instrument
Horizon 2020
Policy Research and Innovation
Phase 1: Concept and feasibility assessment
Phase 2: R&D, demonstration,
market replication
Feasibility of concept
Risk assessment
IP regime
Partner search
Design study
Pilot application intention
Business plan II
Development, prototyping, testing
Piloting innovative processes, products and services
Miniaturisation/design of products
Planning & developing scaling-up (market segments, process etc.)
Market replication
Business plan III
Lump sum: around 50.000 €
~ 6 months
No direct funding
Phase 3: Commercialisation
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Cost reimbursement: 1 to 3 M€ EC funding
12 to 24 months
Quality label for successful projects Facilitate access to private finance Support via networking , training, coaching, information, addressing i.a. IP management, knowledge sharing, dissemination SME window in the EU financial facilities (debt facility and equity facility)
Horizon 2020
Policy Research and Innovation
• Targeted at all types of innovative SMEs
• Only SMEs allowed to apply for funding (single company support possible)
• Competitive
• Market-oriented, EU dimension
• Bottom-up while addressing societal challenges and/or key enabling technologies
• Grant-based staged funding
SME instrument main features
Horizon 2020
Policy Research and Innovation
Coaching « strategic innovation »
Coaching « financing »
Coaching « technological innovation»
EEN SME/
Start-up
The organisation of a mentoring scheme
Industry Sector
Plaforms (Associations,
Clusters)
Central EC management
(e.g. Exec. Agency)
Network of innovation Agencies
(e.g. TAFTIE)
Investors Networks
(e.g. EBAN, EVCA)
Specialist support for SMEs
Coaching/ Mentoring Networks
Horizon 2020
Policy Research and Innovation
• Proposed funding (million euro, 2014-2020)
Innovation in SMEs
Fostering all forms of innovation in all types of SMEs
Eurostars, innovation capacity building, support to EEN for innovation support
619
SME support in general, of which a part is foreseen for the SME instrument
6 829 (expected 15% of societal challenges + LEIT) and
'Access to risk finance'
Horizon 2020
Policy Research and Innovation
• Ongoing: Parliament and Council negotiations on
the basis of the Commission proposals
• Ongoing: Parliament and Council negotiations on
EU budget 2014-20 (including overall budget for
Horizon 2020)
• Mid 2012: Final calls under 7th Framework
Programme for Research to bridge gap towards
Horizon 2020
• Mid 2013: Adoption of legislative acts by
Parliament and Council on Horizon 2020
• 1/1/2014: Horizon 2020 starts; launch of 1st calls
• Next steps:
Horizon 2020
Policy Research and Innovation
Open issues
• Evaluation and selection based on market relevance
• How much paper do we need… to strike a balance between
a lean administration and a reliable selection
• Mentoring and coaching: definitions, organisational aspects
• How to convince potential lead customers and investors of
the quality of the selection process… towards a quality label
We are eager to discuss with and
to learn from you
Horizon 2020